l was wondering whether it is actually bad to have too much natural sugar. The sugar l'm talking about would from foods such as milk and fruit.
Currently i am consuming at least 90g of sugar daily (which i think is a lot), however, this is all from natural sources (mainly dairy and fruit). No added sugar or processed foods at all.
But should i be trying to reduce my overall intake of natural sugar by eating less fruit/milk (many nutritionalists, etc, suggest easting no more than 60g of sugar daily)?

it would probably be best to take less milk.

How much sugar to can take depends on your pancreas. Look to see how you feel after eating sugary foods. I do not tolerate fruits well for this reason and have to be fairly moderate. Actually that problem use to be much stronger in me when I was a vegetarian. Not so much anymore.

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Thanks for the reply.
I don't really notice any change in how i feel after i have milk/fruit. You suggest drinking less milk but, I only drink 3 glasses per day and I would then need another source of calcium (I suppose...sardines) and possibly protein.
Would being more active allow for more sugar? I already am much more active than most...maybe this makes it okay.

3 glasses a day? how old are you? 2?

Big boys shouldn't drink milk like that in my opinion.

Broccoli has a lot of calcium.

Sardines are very good for you if you can stand them.

And of course being active is worth a lot, but milk is not such a healthy drink. Do you purchase at least milk without bovine hormones?

You might want to look into making blender drinks with whey and juice.
I use Jarrow brand whey. There you get protien, some carbs, none of the bad fats

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2? Nah, 16. Thought teens needed more calcium.
i usually buy organic skim milk, don't know if that has bovine hormones. Anyway
it's beside the point as i was only wondering about the sugar.
And yeah i'll try the whey, had been tempted to previously but couldn't get unflavoured and most contain unfermented soy . Though i did a Google search and saw that the Jarrow brand has unflavoured, i'll see if i can get some.
Fortunately i don't mind sardines.

4 grams of sugar = 1 teaspoon (tsp.)

90 grams of sugar = 22.5 teaspoons.

Natural or not, it's making you adrenals work very hard. This can cause a lot of problems for you, when the adrenals become weakened.

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Organic milk will not have bovine hormones which is good.
Most milk companines are proud to state that they do not use
hormones and it will say on the carton, even with regular supermarket
brands.

The companies that use bovine hormones were trying to make it illegal
for the companies that dont use them to post on their bottles that they
don't use them Fortunately they haven't gotten very far.

At 16 I would think a young man does not want all those female cow hormones
circulating around. You may want to think about drinking almond milk found in healthfood stores.
Lots of calcium and none of the problems of cows milk

Lots of sugar is not good for you but if you are very active you will be burning most of it.
This is why body builders eat lots of carbs. They need that immediate energy release and carbs
keep sugar available for use a little longer than just plain sugar. If your activity level decreases
so should your carb and sugar intake but I wouldn't worry to much about just eating some fruit and
having a few glasses of milk. There are other things about milk that are of concern.

I have seen this alot in champions swimmers. There carb requirements are huge, more so than most athletes, and they enjoy eathing them. Then when they stop swimming they get fat.

This chart for calcium may be helpful and look at the beans. Lots of calcium there and people ususally eat more than 3 tablespoons. Sardines is a superfood. Eat them a few times a week if you can. Although high in calcium they are one of the best choices for the Omega fats that are so critical to good health, good brain function. https://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/finfish-and-shellfish-products/4115/2

Vegetables the first number is serving size the second is mg of calcium

Broccoli, boiled serving, 85g 34
Watercress, raw small bunch, 20g 34
Curly Kale serving, 95g 143
Okra, stir fried 8 medium 40g 88
Red kidney beans, canned 3 tablespoons, 105g 75
Chick peas, boiled 3 tablespoons, 90g 41
Green/French beans serving, 90g 50
Baked beans serving, 135g 72

Nuts
Almonds 12 whole, 26g 62
Brazil Nuts6 whole, 20g 34
Hazlenuts 20 whole, 20g 28
Sesame seeds 1 tablespoon, 12g 80
Walnuts 12 halves, 40 g 38
Tahini Paste 1 heaped tsp. 19g 129

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Okay, cool. Thanks for all that guys. All seems pretty good. i'll shop around, try some different milks (such as the almond milk). i already eat plenty of those foods you listed without knowing some of their calcium content, so its all good.